Dates 16–22 February 2009 City Newport Organisation(s) WPBSA | Venue Newport Centre Country Wales Format Ranking event | |
The 2009 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 February 2009 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.
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The defending champion was Mark Selby, but he lost in the quarter-finals against Anthony Hamilton.
Ali Carter won his first ranking tournament by defeating Joe Swail 9–5 in the final, having come back from 2–5 down. This was the first ranking final refereed by Colin Humphries.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Qualifying
These matches took place between 3 and 6 February 2009 at the Pontins Centre in Prestatyn, Wales.
References
2009 Welsh Open (snooker) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA